Fill in the Blanks Medical TerminologyOnline version To know more about common medical terms in digestive system by Mohamed Elbeshkar 1 appendic appendix inflammation appendectomy removal antr appendix appendix antrum itis surgical stomach antrectomy appendicitis antrum removal ectomy excision TA : Omar , today we ? re discussing various procedures and conditions . Let's start with antrectomy . This term includes the root - referring to the of the stomach , and - , meaning excision . So , is the of the of the . Omar : Got it . TA : Good . Appendectomy involves the root append - for the and - ectomy for . Hence , is the of the . This procedure is often performed when someone has appendicitis , which is the of the . The term is made up of - referring to the appendix and - , meaning inflammation . So , appendicitis is what usually leads to an appendectomy . 2 part colectomy removal tumor ducts col Col ectomy colon oma itis all bile cholangioma cholangi TA : Let ? s discuss some terms related to the digestive system . First , cholangioma . Here , - refers to the bile ducts and - means tumor . So , is a of the . Omar : What if the issue is with the colon ? TA : If the colon needs surgical removal , it's called a colectomy . The root - refers to the colon and - means excision . So , is the of or of the . If the colon is inflamed , the condition is known as colitis . - refers to the colon and - means inflammation . Omar : So , colitis might lead to a colectomy . 3 esophagitis gastrectomy itis Gastr mouth stomat surgical Stomatitis all inflammation ectomy esophagus esophag itis stomach inflammation part TA : Finally , let ? s cover some terms related to the esophagus , stomach , and mouth . Esophagitis has the root - referring to the esophagus and - meaning inflammation . Therefore , is of the . Omar : What if there's a problem with the stomach ? TA : For the stomach , the term is gastrectomy . - refers to the stomach , and - means excision . So , is the removal of or of the . If there ? s inflammation of the mouth , it ? s called stomatitis . Here , - refers to the mouth and - means inflammation . is of the . Omar : Thanks for clarifying these terms and their connections . It helps to see how they relate to each other !
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